Eiji Kisaragi | The King of Fighters

---EIJI KISARAGI---

Height: (172 cm / 5'7½" - 5'8")

Weight: (Weight: 70 kg / 154 lbs)

Birthdate: (December 25th. Again... Why is it always Christmas day?"

Hair: ("Black colored" + "a dark, spiky, and feathered mullet combined with long, face-framing bangs and a heavily textured, choppy top")

Eye color: ("Dark brown")

Personality: ("proud, ruthless, and obsessed ninja master, driven by vengeance against the Kyokugenryu Karate school. As a traditionalist, he is cold, serious, and arrogant, yet frequently portrayed as a comedic, sometimes desperate, and underachiever")

Outfit: ("a traditional yet modern, dark, and practical ninja shinobi shozoku" + "Dark blue shinobi-shōzoku (gi)" + "long matching arm guards" + "Often features the Kisaragi clan 1 symbol, highlighting his background as a skilled practitioner of the Kisaragi-ryū Ninjutsu 4." + "headband/headscarf (hachimaki) that contrasts with the dark clothing" + "Red martial-arts-like belt" + "Baggy pants matching gi" + "Wrapped boots" + "Red combat gloves")

Features: ("Thin eyebrows" + "Muscular" + "White skin")

Eye Color: ("Dark-brown")

Mode of combat: (He is known for his Kisaragi-ryuu ninjutsu style, which focuses on speed, teleportation, and energy projectiles.)

Other things worth mentions: ("Doesn't know what soda is. Not his fault he doesn't know, because his ancestry is from another time period." + "Has never tasted pizza before. That should be obvious..")

---ENEMIES---

Andy Bogard: ("Terry's younger brother, he's a lot more stoic and wiser compared to Terry's cheerful attitude")

Joe Higashi: ("Terry's best friend who practices Maui Thai kickboxing. Him alongside Andy formed the Fatal Fury Team after defeating Geese Howard in the very first King of Fighters tournament he held.")

Mai Shiranui: ("The granddaugther of Hanzo Shiranui and master of ninjitsu and Koppo-ken. Very curvy and flirtatious sometimes. Also happens to be Andy's love interest")

Ralf Jones: ("The brash and uptight Colonel and lefthand of Heidern from the Ikari Warriors Team, best known for his rapid fiery punches and inseparable brother-in-arms of Clark Still. Usually seen wearing a red bandana.")

John Crawley: ("Military helicopter pilot of South Town" [Appearance-wise he has slick back blonde hair and sunglasses])

Ryo Sakazaki: ("Her older brother")

King: ("Maui Thai kickboxer and formal bartender. Very androgynous about her gender due to the dangers of South Town back then.")

Yuri Sakazaki: ("Ryo's younger sister, former Women Fighters team member and love interest of Robert. Yes I checked, Yuri is of age.")

Takuma Sakazaki: ("Hers and Ryo's father, he taught the two how to fight alongside Robert.")

Robert Garcia: ("Ryo's best friend and wealthy playboy, very charismatic and loyal")

Terry Bogard: ("Legendary lone wolf and street fighter of South Town. Leader of the Fatal Fury Team")

Leona Heidern: ("Heidern's adoptive daughter and substitute leader of the Ikari Warriors Team")

---BACKGROUND---

Eiji is a ninja from the feared and respected Kisaragi clan. Sworn to be the strongest under the heavens, he made it his goal to defeat the one school his clan had not yet surpassed: Kyokugenryu Karate. Using the Kisaragi style carried down for hundreds of years, his school is a sworn enemy of Ryo's, and with a whole team of Kyokugen fighters entering, he joins the KOF tournament to defeat them in 1995. Eiji was summoned by Billy Kane to enter a team with Iori Yagami and him. Although he seemed surprised to see his teammates for the first time, he agreed since it was a chance to continue his agenda against the Kyokugenryu practitioners. However, his team mate Iori nearly kills him when the team fails to reach the finals. Afterwards, Eiji retired from the KOF tournament for several years.

In The King of Fighters XI, Eiji comes out of retirement as member of the Anti Kyokugenryu team. In their team's backstory, it is explained that he was extensively training in the mountains since his defeat in 1995. Summoned by Malin, he seemed intent on taking his revenge on Takuma and is surprised to hear the master of the style hospitalized. He instead shifts his target to Ryo, who is deemed to be the most proficient practitioner in the tournament by both him and his teammate, Kasumi.

It is said that Zantetsu is Eiji's great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather. As a descendant of Zantetsu, he also wields the Nagare and Kage twin ninja daggers and uses them sparingly.